Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce The Big Apple, a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) or “Mad Cow Disease” has affected cattle in the United Kingdom since 1989 and in North America since 1993. “I used to have mad cow disease, but I’m alright noooooo(w)!” (the last word is pronounced like a cow’s “moo") is a joke that has been credited to Scottish comedian Billy Connolly since 2006.

“I used to have Mad Cow Disease but I’m fine nooooooooow” has been printed on several styles of T-shirts.